Imperialism Flashcards

Flashcards on Imperialism and its Consequences

__ is when people who are linked through shared language, religion, or social customs believe in their own greatness.

Nationalism

Nationalism often leads to a desire for __ and to be seen as a great power.

territory

__ believed that Darwin's theory of evolution applied to humans.

Social Darwinists

Social Darwinism assumed that non-western races were like __ who had not matured.

children

Industrialized European states believed they were __ than unindustrialized states, which contributed to imperialism.

fitter

Imperial nations believed they had a __ to develop the people they were conquering.

civilizing mission

The civilizing mission included converting colonized people to __.

Christianity

King __ of Belgium made Congo his private property.

Leopold II

The exploitation of land and people in the Belgian Congo to extract __ was brutal.

rubber

The __ Conference (1884-1885) was called by Otto von Bismarck of Germany.

Berlin

At the Berlin Conference, __ was carved up into European colonial holdings.

Africa

The British fought the Dutch in South Africa in the __ Wars.

Boer

British takeover of and led to waves of British settlers.

Australia, New Zealand

The British settlers introduced new __ that killed indigenous populations.

diseases

The United States conquered neighboring territory in westward expansion, calling it __.

Manifest Destiny

After defeating Spain in the Spanish American War, the U.S. took control of the __.

Philippines

Russia expanded to neighboring territories by conquering __.

Siberia

Russia developed the ideology of __ with the belief that they should unite all Slavic peoples.

Pan-Slavism

Japan expanded its influence over Korea, Manchuria, and other parts of China due to rapid __ during the Meiji Restoration.

industrialization

__ is extending control over another state by economic means.

Economic imperialism

The British sold __ to China to fix a trade imbalance.

Opium

The sale of opium led to the First __ War and the Treaty of Nanjing.

Opium

Internal rebellions and wars in China led to the creation of __ of influence.

spheres

The __ Company, run by an American, built infrastructure in Latin America in exchange for control of land.

United Fruit

Economic imperialism is a and the economics of imperialism is an .

cause, effect

An __ is an economy that is arranged around the export of commodities.

export economy

While industrialized countries moved toward capitalism, they used __ principles for their colonies.

mercantilist

The British forced India and Egypt to grow __ for export.

cotton

West African economies focused on the export of __ to lubricate machines.

palm oil

Before the Industrial Revolution, India had been a major producer of __.

cotton textiles

Technology like __ allowed migrants to migrate easily and cheaply.

railroads and steamships

The __ Potato Famine led millions to migrate, seeking better lives.

Irish

__ servitude was a form of semi-coerced labor.

Indentured

The British and French created __ colonies in Australia and French Guiana.

penal

Because most migrants were men, their home countries saw a growing __.

gender imbalance

Ethnic __ were formed as people migrated together and practiced the same culture.

enclaves

Some places saw a rise in __ or prejudice against new minority populations.

nativism

The US Congress passed the __ Act, limiting immigration.

Chinese Exclusion

The __ War in West Africa saw the Asante Kingdom fighting back against British ignorance.

Yaa Asantewaa

The __ Killing Movement in South Africa was inspired by a belief that slaughtering cattle would drive away imperial invaders.

Xhosa Cattle